Overview of Dent Middle:Dent Middle is a magnet school situated in Columbia, SC, which is in a huge suburb environment. The learner population of Dent Middle is 1,273, and the school serves 6-8. At Dent Middle, 33% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 38% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner population is 84%. The learner-teacher ratio is 14:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 50% female learners and 50% male learners. The school serves 61% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 89 equivalent full-time teachers and 3 full-time school counselors.

Test Scores at Dent Middle: At Dent Middle, 33% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 38% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Richland 02, 43% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 48% tested above or at that level for math. Dent Middle did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In South Carolina, 39% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 43% tested above or at that level for math.